Cap, child's

Description

Child's cap of black cotton, decorated in silk applique on front with monster's face and ears, and on sides with flower roundels, lined with white calico: China, Yunnan Province, Xiaguan town, Bai people (白族), c. 1980

Museum reference

A.1984.446

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Cap, child's

Production information

Xiaguan, Yunnan Province, China, East Asia

Date

c. 1980

Style / Culture

Baizu

Materials

Cotton, Silk, Calico

Physical description

Black cotton lined with white calico; decorated at front with applique motifs in yellow and orange silk

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland